Zou, the Kitsu API is the memory of your animation production

The Kitsu API allows to store and manage the data of your animation/VFX production. Through it, you can link all the tools of your pipeline and make sure they are all synchronized.

A dedicated Python client, Gazu, allows users to integrate Zou into the tools.

Features

Zou can:

• Store production data, such as projects, shots, assets, tasks, and file metadata.
• Track the progress of your artists
• Store preview files and version them
• Provide folder and file paths for any task
• Import and Export data to CSV files
• Publish an event stream of changes

Installation and Documentation

Installation of Zou requires the setup of third-party tools such as a database instance, so it is recommended to follow the documentation:

https://zou.cg-wire.com/

Specification: - https://api-docs.kitsu.cloud/

Contributing

Contributions are welcomed so long as the C4 contract is respected.

Zou is based on Python and the Flask framework.

You can use the pre-commit hook for Black (a Python code formatter) before committing:

pip install pre-commit
pre-commit install

Instructions for setting up a development environment are available in the documentation

Contributors

• @aboellinger (Xilam/Spa)
• @BigRoy (Colorbleed)
• @EvanBldy (CGWire) - maintainer
• @ex5 (Blender Studio)
• @flablog (Les Fées Spéciales)
• @frankrousseau (CGWire) - maintainer
• @kaamaurice (Tchak)
• @g-Lul (TNZPV)
• @pilou (Freelancer)
• @LedruRollin (Cube-Xilam)
• @mathbou (Zag)
• @manuelrais (TNZPV)
• @NehmatH (CGWire)
• @pcharmoille (Unit Image)
• @Tilix4 (Normaal)

About authors

Kitsu is written by CGWire, a company based in France. We help with animation and VFX studios to collaborate better through efficient tooling. We already work with more than 70 studios around the world.

Visit cg-wire.com for more information.